Maybe all my symptoms were caused by Amlodipine

Treatment and medication
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Hi diffus....

3 to 6 mths at least ...

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Hi Chi000

Thank you.

Did you experience a gradual improvement - maybe from week to week or did some side effect go away sooner than others? 

I think the worst side effects are depression/low mood and the constant dizziness...

Which I hope will subside soon - as in NOW!

 

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Hi diffus

It takes 10 to 14 days for Amlodipine to clear the body ..

After 14 days .. the mental issues like brain fog and memory and such should clear .. including swollen legs and rashes ....

However .. the drug mechanism has created some side effects ... these side effects will take time to go off even though the drug has cleared the body...

These include the mood and anxiety... the bloated and gerd.. the fatigue and weakness .. and all the test .. Will take time ...

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Hi Diffus , are you taking any ACE inhibitors as well , Any of the prils ,Fossinopril, Lisininopril , Water Tabs,Asperin (low dose), Check out the affect of them as well,Oh and Statins,Then water tabs cause electrolite disturbance ,to all water soluble Vitamins The B vitamins,C vitamins, plus just me but Iron  stores,

 

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Hi Christi ,Are you also taking any of the Prils , Lisinopril,Fossinopril,Water tabs,low dose Asperin,Statins.they also couse a lot of our problems. Water tabs couse electrolite disturbance ,water vitamins B/C thet must wash out the b vits, c vits, the prils affect  Iron stores , no wonder we all got aches pains ,Oh & statins well known for muscle aches ,And forgot Brain Fog , Memory,  lol

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Hi CHI000

Very helpful indeed

I have been off Amlopidin for two weeks today and still suffer from negative thinking, dizziness, fatigue, chest pain and tinnitus to mention a few.

Just waiting for a miracle to happen as I have been suffering way too long.

Best regards

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Hi Anthony

I have been off Amlopidin for two weeks today and Losartan for four days. No medication at the moment.

I am well supplied with vitamins, including a B combo, magnesium, and fish oil capsules. I consider to double my magnesium intake

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Hi Diffus , what about Iron supplents , did doc just give Amlodipine ,and Lorastan , no water tabs, no fossys.

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Diffus have you been on Yellow card scheme web loads of info on there, good luck 

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Hi Anthony. Yes only Losartan and Amlodipine. No water tabs.

I have checked the Yellow Card homepage just now, but did not find any info. I will report my side effects on these drugs in due time.

I will buy some iron tablets tomorrow. Thank you for that advice.

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I just started taking amlodipine about 2 months ago. It was to replace clonidine, as I was trying to get away from drugs with psych effects. Doc had me on clonidine for anxiety and insomnia, but it made my insomnia far worse. Also, I was way overmedicated, .2mg 4x daily.

So I weaned off clonidine gradually. But the rebound high blood pressure was awful, so i'm up to 10 mg AM. I hate the amlodipine! Restless leg syndrome, chest pain, shoulder and neck pain, and throat irritation. All of this still prevents sleep.

I take 5 mg twice a day and and going to start weaning myself down gradually. I have a BP monitor and plan on radically changing my diet and losing some weight.

I'm just done with meds and their side effects!

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Yeah. I don't know why I keep going back to this AWFUL should-be illegal Norvasc Sh*t. I'm having a unbearable low mood episode lasting for over a week. I started taking the Amlodapine again on Jan 26th. People in my family say I'm nuts when I have 170/110 (maybe I am!), but to go through Norvasc induced death like experience is worse than dying from hypertension.

No more... I said that many times again. Thing is my moods aren't very clear in general but I think I'm starting to put two and two together that EVERY time I'm on the amlodapine, I feel my worst depression. Coincidence? I highly doubt it.

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Hi there Cbochner - I am just curious if you are female and pre or post menopausal - the reason why I ask is, as our hormones get depleted, many times our cortisol rises which causes our blood pressure to rise and we then tend to suffer from anxiety, depression & wacky blood sugar levels.  I was on Amlodipine for 5 years & weened myself off the drug about 8 months ago (I am still on Irbesartan). I decided to try & get to the root of my blood pressure issues, aside from being stressed, overweight etc. I went to see a naturopath, and had my hormone levels tested (I am 60 years old) my cortisol was very elevated...so I have been working on calming my body with diet, vitamins, acupuncture & self care & my blood pressure has come down.  Part of me truly believes that the Amlodipine was such poison to my system that it was ramping up my B/P & cortisol levels.  I had so many horrible symptoms on the drug that it clearly was attacking my body.  I know some people can tolerate the drug, but then others, simply can’t.  I also spent almost 5 years of my life in a quasi depressive state & my health anxiety was through the roof.  I am much better now & cant help but think it was all because of the Amlodipine -